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Key Stage 2: Foreign Language
Teaching may be of any modern or ancient foreign
language and should focus on enabling pupils to
make substantial progress in one language. The
teaching should provide an appropriate balance of
spoken and written language and should lay the
foundations for further foreign language teaching at
key stage 3. It should enable pupils to understand
and communicate ideas, facts and feelings in speech
and writing, focused on familiar and routine matters,
using their knowledge of phonology, grammatical
structures and vocabulary.
National Curriculum for England Languages Programme of
Study
DFE, 10/09/13
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Key Stage 2: Foreign Language
Teaching may be of any modern or ancient foreign
language and should focus on enabling pupils to
make substantial progress in one language. The
teaching should provide an appropriate balance of
spoken and written language and should lay the
foundations for further foreign language teaching at
key stage 3. It should enable pupils to understand
and communicate ideas, facts and feelings in speech
and writing, focused on familiar and routine matters,
using their knowledge of phonology, grammatical
structures and vocabulary.
National Curriculum for England Languages Programme of
Study
DFE, 10/09/13
Subject content
Key Stage 2: Foreign Language
Teaching may be of any modern or ancient foreign
language and should focus on enabling pupils to
make substantial progress in one language. The
teaching should provide an appropriate balance of
spoken and written language and should lay the
foundations for further foreign language teaching at
key stage 3. It should enable pupils to understand
and communicate ideas, facts and feelings in speech
and writing, focused on familiar and routine matters,
using their knowledge of phonology, grammatical
structures and vocabulary.
National Curriculum for England Languages Programme of
Study
DFE, 10/09/13
Subject content
Key Stage 2: Foreign Language
Teaching may be of any modern or ancient foreign
language and should focus on enabling pupils to
make substantial progress in one language. The
teaching should provide an appropriate balance of
spoken and written language and should lay the
foundations for further foreign language teaching at
key stage 3. It should enable pupils to understand
and communicate ideas, facts and feelings in speech
and writing, focused on familiar and routine matters,
using their knowledge of phonology, grammatical
structures and vocabulary.
National Curriculum for England Languages Programme of
Study
DFE, 10/09/13
The focus of study in modern languages will be
on practical communication. If an ancient
language is chosen, the focus will be to provide
a linguistic foundation for reading
comprehension and an appreciation of classical
civilisation. Pupils studying ancient languages
may take part in simple oral exchanges, while
discussion of what they read will be conducted
in English. A linguistic foundation in ancient
languages may support the study of modern
languages at key stage 3.
National Curriculum for England Languages Programme of
Study
DFE, 10/09/13
T I P T O P T I P S
• Phonics
• Puppets and props
• Storytelling
• Structures
• Making links
• Songs and rhymes
• Tools to use
• Help and support
A , E , I , O , U ( X 8 )
A , A R A Ñ A
E , E L E F A N T E
I , I D E A
O , O L V I D A R
U , U N I V E R S O
L I N K ( S T A R T S A T 1 . 3 0 - I S H )
count the phonemes
pass something every time you hear a phoneme
do a different action for each phoneme eg stamp, clap
Eins, zwei, Polizei
drei, vier, Offizier
fünf, sechs, alte Hex'
sieben, acht, gute Nacht!
neun, zehn, auf Wiedersehen!
S T R U C T U R E S
U N O J O A Z U L G R A N D E
E L P E L O V E R D E E N O R M E
T I E N E U N A B O C A G R I S Y P E Q U E Ñ O
U N A O R E J A R O S A M I N Ú S C U L O
U N A N A R I Z N A R A N J A
H E L P A N D S U P P O R T
• Association for Language Learning
• ALL Connect
• Facebook group - Languages in Primary
Schools
• Twitter - lists and #mfltwitterati
R E S O U R C E S
• LightBulbLanguages
• TES Resources
• BBC Primary
languages
• Pinterest
• Spanish Playground
• ALL recommends…
My son came home from Primary school and I’d ask him what he’d done in French. He’d say “oh, that donkey again”
Not sure that was all he ever did but that’s the impression people often have of PLL - it’s all about donkeys and singing and colouring
Nothing wrong with the donkey but there’s more to it than that!
spelling
looking at KS2 specifics - one language; language detective model gone then?
hope not completely! certainly room for investigating languages comparing and contrasting
looking at KS2 specifics - what is an ‘appropriate balance’? Impt to get the balance right - tendency to do lots of speaking? safety in written word?
written = proper work
looking at KS2 specifics - KAL is still there! Very important
comparing and contrasting - making links
looking at KS2 specifics - indeed - transition - foundations - did whole talk on building foundations at LW 2010 Bricklaying for beginners - talked about bricks being useless without mortar, about embedding about type of bricks, about colour. All impt. And not a finite wall, a finished wall - to built on further!
what do we think about Ancient languages? Success with Latin - I wish I’d had an opportunity to learn it - would’ve helped at Uni in Mallorca
Phonics - the key to success for non specialist
Rachel’s PPT that is downloadable from her site has animated GIFs- kids love it. Using actions and words as hangers for sounds - it works! Y5 reading books having seen it once.
Julie Prince - Sounds and letters
Le Manuel Phonique
Los Planetas Fonéticas
Physical Phonics
vowel Haka then I made it into a song using RH’s words - but could use any vocabulary!
stress punching - showing the stress in the word - often not noticed as we learn unconsciously the pattern and rhythm of speech so needs pointing out.
German compound words and also tongue twisters
And JRJ’s phonic islands - sort the sounds onto the islands
physical movement
Eins zwei drei, Polizei - count the ei /ie
how to get a child talking - give them a puppet/mask/something to disassociate themselves from the sound
funny voices
inspires stories
props for story telling - visuals to entice learners also fix in minds
unforgettable experiences - WOW moments
power of a story
comforting, familiar, associated with good things, repetition
almost like TPR but not all words mimed
‘powerful and moving’ - engagement, progress,
follow on activities - word order, looking at word types, phonics, make your own…
using support - grids, small cards, mini whiteboards
repetition, fun, make it a game
play Trapdoor
decoding, making discoveries, listening and reconstructing, following texts
mini whiteboards - safety - take pictures for evidence
handwriting isn’t an issue
easy to put right with a sleeve ;)
giving structures, discussing how you can make something new from an existing text
use what’s round you - recall sitting outside and doing this
making up songs - given tune and have to fit the words
writing postcards with scaffold ‘fill the gap’ - some will push
minibooks - oh the joy!
so many uses - planets plate book
I’ll say more about this in next session
eTwinning - making links across Europe
making links with other parts of this country - Gaelic
festivals - celebrate them
Romans - numerals, show Pinterest, Latin
Carnival - symphony of rhythm, habitats task, story writing and exploring adjectives, Switchzoo, songs
Mira Miró - art colour shape opinions size
rewritten un león muy feroz
un elefante muy pesado
una tortuga muy feroz
a purpose for singing?
recalling vocabulary, actions and son on
rewriting them - Peut tu (verb) comme un canard?
mixing colours - good for art